The Bobcats wasted little time getting the early lead, scoring off a corner in just the second minute. Quinnipiac’s Lauren Zimniski and Jess Rusin set up a shot from Jennalise Taylor that slipped by the Leopard’s sophomore goalkeeper Jessica Deutsch to take the early 1-0 lead.

Just 10 minutes later, Qunnipiac’s Jess Rusin scored her second and third points of the day as a shot from the right of the circle beat Deutsch for the early two-goal advantage.

Lafayette’s defense would buckle down following the second score and would not allow another the rest of the game. In the 27th minute, Valeo’s senior leadership kicked in as she flipped a rebound over the shoulder of the Bobcats’ goalkeeper to bring the Leopards within one going into the break.

That momentum shifted just as planned as Lafayette evened the game three minutes into the second half as Mead maneuvered her way through the Quinnipiac defense and picked up her first goal of the season sneaking the ball inside the far post.

The game-winning goal came from Sotiropoulos in the 45th minute as she gathered a rebound and found the back of the net for second mark of the year. DiCroce added an insurance score with just over two minutes remaining to seal the Leopard victory.

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